Service Contract No 2007 / 147-446 Strategic ... - Swaziland

StakeholderWorld VisionWorld FoodProgrammeDescription / relevance to the NASWorld Vision is an international Christian organisation whose mission isprimarily transformational development, community-based and sustainable,focusing on the needs of children 61 . The organisation uses an AreaDevelopment Programme (ADP) approach, seeking to facilitate the well-beingof children, empowering them with life skills, and at the same time ensuringthat households and communities are interdependent and resilient.Interventions range from economic development, food and livelihood security,health and nutrition, HIV prevention, education, and infrastructuredevelopment.The organisation has prioritised economic development, to ensure thatcommunities, and especially women, are able to save, borrow against theirsavings, and initiate income-generating activities. ADPs have also assistedrural communities with access to potable water, through facilitating theprovision of boreholes and community taps, and with food security, throughproviding farmers with seeds and tools.The HIV/AIDS unit conducts training for HIV teams for church associations atregional level; constructs houses for Orphans and Vulnerable Children (OVC)with assistance from communities; facilitates educational support for children indifficult circumstances, provides treatment to vulnerable children; purchasesmedicine for chronically ill people; and trains target groups on child protectionand response mechanisms to HIV/AIDS.The Humanitarian and Emergency Affairs section was strengthened to improvethe situation of people affected by the drought in the country, and the impact ofHIV/AIDS. The objective was to increase household resilience for children,their families, and the communities in which they live, particularly in responseto disaster threats. Through food distribution agreements with the World FoodProgramme (WFP) and other bodies, WorldVision provides food assistance fortargeted beneficiaries, including OVC, people living with HIV/AIDS, the agedand women-headed households.In response to the high level of food insecurity, poverty and HIV/AIDS withinthe country the WFP, a UN body, is undertaking a number of activities:• targeted food distribution to food-insecure households that are findingdifficulty in supporting themselves e.g. those headed by women, the elderly,and orphans;• support to households affected by HIV/AIDS e.g. medical supplies and foodsupplements;• food-for-assets programme, with people working on projects (e.g. road anddam construction, dam protection from animal watering, and reclamation oferoded land) and in return receive assistance in food security (e.g. training incrop diversification);• food support to primary schools, and to OVCs.In fulfilling its task, the WFP works with other organisations, such asWorldVision, Africa Cooperative Action Trust (ACAT), Save The Children,Lutheran Development Services (LDS), AMICAALL, and the SwazilandFarmers and Development Foundation (SFDF)61 World Vision. Swaziland Annual Report 2007. www.worldvision.orgRDMU (Strategic Environmental Assessment of the National Adaptation Strategy) - Page 153